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Bedrock of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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COMPLETE? Now that is something to brag aboutttttttttttttt
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats.
I think I only have 3 or 4 Morgans total.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks guys. Yes! Three full sets of business strike Morgans (date and mint mark).....no 1895(P) though.....its a proof only coin, and much too expensive for me to even dream of having one. So, what it amounts to is, I have ninety five coins housed in Dansco Albums, plus I have the 1878/8TF, 1878/7over8TF, 1878/3rdReverse, and 1879S/2ndReverse.....not sure just why I included those four in the first set, but, since I did, I followed up with them in the two succeeding sets as well. If interested in seeing scans of the sets, you can ease back into the posted messages for August, or, if you prefer, I have all of them posted in the members photo gallery (Ralph), and, yes, I do like those amazing Morgan dollars! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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WOW - congrats, many don't even complete a full set in a lifetime, and you've done 3? Amazing accomplishment!
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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surface damage looks pretty minimal - wonder if you got a deal on it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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robbudo - It set me back $1,650.00.
Seems like a lot to pay for one coin, but, as the key to the series of business strike Morgans, it is highly desirable in any grade, and I have been saving up for it for quite awhile.
To be truthful, its the cheapest one I've found on the market for quite some time.....all the others I've looked at, over the past several months, are running upwards of two thousand, and, while I love this hobby, I'm not trying to spend any more on it than I absolutely have to. So yes, I think I got a good deal on it.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Congrats. That is a huge accomplishment!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks Dave - its taken the better part of nine years to get here, but, given the fondness I have for those Morgan dollars, its been well worth the ride. I'm working on a fourth set.....only have 21 towards completion though.....someday! |
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I have two Morgan date sets underway, one BU and one circulated. While I am using different mints for each with no overlap, I have to say the thought of doing a complete set was too daunting to consider doing once, let alone three times! Ralph, your accomplishment is commendable to say the least! Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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LargeCents - Thanks.
I opted to collect date and mint mark in all my sets early on, and its been fun, and a challenge. I have sets in other denominations as well...cents through dollars, but the Morgans are my favorite.....guess that's pretty obvious, huh?
Your mention of your sets prompts me to reply that I, too, am trying to get my first set as close to uncirculated as I can, but it may prove to be too expensive to do on a short budget, but I do have a little set aside that I keep adding to whenever I can. When it gets built up a good bit, I go shopping.
My second and third sets consist of trickle down coins - when I'm able to upgrade a coin in the first set, the duplicate goes into the second set, and so on.
As I pointed out earlier, you can view all three sets in the members photo gallery, if you'd care to check 'em out.
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Not sure what happened, but the scans didn't show up in the original post.....trying it again. You had a carriage return inside the image tags.  Well done. Congratulations! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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jbuck - not sure what you mean by mean by carriage return.....old, dumb country boy, and all that.
Thanks for the congrats - it is, indeed, a milestone for me since, when I started collecting the Morgans, and, given the prices asked, I never really figured I'd get one set completed, and today I have three. In truth, I'm probably as amazed by what I've accomplished as anyone else. Patience and persistence!!
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You had this... [i mg] link to image[/im g] when you needed this... [i mg] link to image[/i mg] Carriage return happens when you press enter. More accurately, it is a carriage return with a line feed. For more information... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carriage_returnQuote:
Patience and persistence!! Wise advice.  |
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